THE RANT THREAD!

[Erika]

[thalassa]

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Where I used to live, the person who organized and hosted the event would pay for it. That's why I ask, and not all aspects of a cultural norm are obvious from the start. Still, I really wish she had given me notice so I wasn't counting out my pennies. -.- And then I come right back to- if payroll and HR weren't so disorganized, I wouldn't be flipping out right now anyway! Just holding my breath for friday so I can check the status of my paystubs...

happy thoughts happy thoughts *facedesk* happy thoughts....

Is there anyway you can say "hey, I can't afford this, with my pay effed up?"

[Denarius]

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WHY do people hate on cops so much? I've met a few bad cops, I've met a ton of good ones. You cant judge a whole organization by a few idiots who managed to get a badge.

People remember the outliers, the very small percentage that stands out. People just don't remember all the cops they met that are just doing their job and doing it well, they remember the assholes.

People also tend to be shortsighted, things that affect society as a whole are less important than things that directly affect us. We don't think about how many lives Officer Miller saved by being vigilant about speeding and drunk driving, we think about how much money we have to pay because we were in a hurry or "only had a few."

[Willow]

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Is there anyway you can say "hey, I can't afford this, with my pay effed up?"

I could, but when the other 2 managers are going and I'm the odd one out I look, and feel, like a jerk about it.

Now the other question, when I'm going to a bachelorette party with 15 other girls and we're basically doing a pub crawl through the cities, will I look like a jerk if I only drink coke? haha

[Heka]

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Where I used to live, the person who organized and hosted the event would pay for it. That's why I ask, and not all aspects of a cultural norm are obvious from the start. Still, I really wish she had given me notice so I wasn't counting out my pennies. -.- And then I come right back to- if payroll and HR weren't so disorganized, I wouldn't be flipping out right now anyway! Just holding my breath for friday so I can check the status of my paystubs...

happy thoughts happy thoughts *facedesk* happy thoughts....

Yeah that's a pretty normal thing here too. But people wouldn't complain if you let them know, in advance, with the invite, that there was a cost. I just think it's an epic dick move that they didn't let you know in plenty of time.


And yeah, a bit sad to drink coke, but just don't let them know it's missing scotch/burbon etc!

[Willow]

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Yeah that's a pretty normal thing here too. But people wouldn't complain if you let them know, in advance, with the invite, that there was a cost. I just think it's an epic dick move that they didn't let you know in plenty of time.


And yeah, a bit sad to drink coke, but just don't let them know it's missing scotch/burbon etc!

haha good idea, as if they'd know if I'm the one ordering it....

[kijani]

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Rant of the day: I don't know WHY the neighbor thinks it's a good idea to weed eat at 9am in the morning, but I'm about to go whack him upside his face if he doesn't turn that thing off really soon... >_<

[thalassa]

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Rant of the day: I don't know WHY the neighbor thinks it's a good idea to weed eat at 9am in the morning, but I'm about to go whack him upside his face if he doesn't turn that thing off really soon... >_<

lol...by 9 AM, I've been up for 5 hours!


...which is a rant in and of itself...

[Poshi]

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So I love our new kittens, they're amazing and beautiful. But at about 3am every morning I'm ready to declare they are fuckin' demons. Evil, I tell you.

[Agel]

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Rant of the day: I don't know WHY the neighbor thinks it's a good idea to weed eat at 9am in the morning, but I'm about to go whack him upside his face if he doesn't turn that thing off really soon... >_<

9am is a perfectly reasonable time to start doing stuff outside. It's not too hot yet and generally everyone is up by then.
Perhaps I'm just too nice a person, but I can't really stay angry with people who do stuff during the day. even if I'm trying to get some sleep.

[Maria de Luna]

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9am is a perfectly reasonable time to start doing stuff outside. It's not too hot yet and generally everyone is up by then.
Perhaps I'm just too nice a person, but I can't really stay angry with people who do stuff during the day. even if I'm trying to get some sleep.

I don't get angry till they are doing this at 9 PM.
I used to get mad at 9 AM when i went to work at noon, but that hasn't been for ages...

[Ophidia]

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WHY do people hate on cops so much? I've met a few bad cops, I've met a ton of good ones. You cant judge a whole organization by a few idiots who managed to get a badge. I gotta admit they can be annoying because whenever Motorcyclists ride in groups they will pull you over and ask for id, basically just to slow us down. But, that being said, if we didn't have cops society would collapse in a week. So its a good trade off.

It's not so much 'hate' for me as mistrust. Our cops here in Vegas tend to be very gung-ho Wild West type cops. Shoot first, ask details later. I understand that their lives are often in danger, but in a way, they've done it to themselves by their gung-ho-ness.

And they shoot dogs. One repeatedly threatened to shoot our dog when she was a 4-month old puppy, not a very big one, and she's not even one of the 'bad' breeds. It was a plain ol' traffic stop at 7am. We drive a Dodge Neon. We're a middle-aged white couple who were compliant. I wasn't going to act up - I was working for the local government at the time, was on my way to work, had my ID & everything. Why threaten our puppy?

[WinterTraditions]

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It's not so much 'hate' for me as mistrust. Our cops here in Vegas tend to be very gung-ho Wild West type cops. Shoot first, ask details later. I understand that their lives are often in danger, but in a way, they've done it to themselves by their gung-ho-ness.

And they shoot dogs. One repeatedly threatened to shoot our dog when she was a 4-month old puppy, not a very big one, and she's not even one of the 'bad' breeds. It was a plain ol' traffic stop at 7am. We drive a Dodge Neon. We're a middle-aged white couple who were compliant. I wasn't going to act up - I was working for the local government at the time, was on my way to work, had my ID & everything. Why threaten our puppy?

I remember seeing a video not too long ago.... A man had been video-taping an arrest at a house from afar with his dog on a leash by his side. When he noticed that the cops had seen him, he calmly walked to his car and put his dog inside. He approached the police and eventually they forcefully began arresting him. Well, his dog managed to climb through the half-open window of the car, and he jumped over to protect his owner. No biting, just jumping around and putting his paws on the legs of the police. Well, both ended up shooting the dog not once, but several times each.

Can you imagine? Having your dog shot in cold blood in front of you just because it was worried about you?

[Ophidia]

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I remember seeing a video not too long ago.... A man had been video-taping an arrest at a house from afar with his dog on a leash by his side. When he noticed that the cops had seen him, he calmly walked to his car and put his dog inside. He approached the police and eventually they forcefully began arresting him. Well, his dog managed to climb through the half-open window of the car, and he jumped over to protect his owner. No biting, just jumping around and putting his paws on the legs of the police. Well, both ended up shooting the dog not once, but several times each.

Can you imagine? Having your dog shot in cold blood in front of you just because it was worried about you?

We almost got to witness it first-hand. I have no doubt in my mind that if we had questioned the cop, or hesitated in giving him IDs, or reaching for anything, he would have shot the dog. I've seen enough articles & news reports & other people talking about cops who search the wrong house & shoot the resident's dog(s), or shoot dogs in back yards.

And if they aren't shooting dogs, they're using unreasonable force on people. Or using their position to harass women at a gym - and the women are too terrified of having a cop stalk them to complain or report the incident to the gym administration or the police administration.

So no, I don't hate them. They're humans, with human weakness and make human errors... but if I ever needed help and I was by myself, and was in a position where I had to call the police, I'd try to find some nearby location that had at least a few people wandering around before I called the cops. And if a cop ever knocked on my door wanting to speak with me or investigate my home, I'd have my webcams rolling and I'd call or text a few people just in case things went wrong.

[thalassa]

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So no, I don't hate them. They're humans, with human weakness and make human errors... but if I ever needed help and I was by myself, and was in a position where I had to call the police, I'd try to find some nearby location that had at least a few people wandering around before I called the cops. And if a cop ever knocked on my door wanting to speak with me or investigate my home, I'd have my webcams rolling and I'd call or text a few people just in case things went wrong.

There was an APB on a car similar to mine (unbenownst to me) in a rural area that I drove thru on the way home when I was in college. It was the middle of the night on a dark, two lane highway and the cop behind me was in an unmarked police car with the windshield light. Needless to say, I kept driving until I made it to a farm with huge overhead lights, and pulled up right next to their house.

The cop was all sorts of pissed off, but I was like "sir, I'm a 19 year old girl in the middle of no where and you are in an unmarked car...I'm doing exactly what my police officer boyfriend told me to do because its not all that difficult to get a light for your car". He checked my ID and stuff and let me on my way... (this was also 13 years ago)